Epidemiology of Nosocomial Outbreaks: 14-Year Experience at a Tertiary-Care Center

Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner; Rosa Baez-Martinez; M. Sigfrido Rangel-Frausto; Samuel Ponce-de-León

doi:10.1086/501800

Epidemiology of Nosocomial Outbreaks: 14-Year Experience at a Tertiary-Care Center

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ◽

10.1086/501800 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 21 (8) ◽

pp. 527-529 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner ◽

Rosa Baez-Martinez ◽

M. Sigfrido Rangel-Frausto ◽

Samuel Ponce-de-León

Keyword(s):

Intensive Care Unit ◽

Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Nosocomial Infections ◽

Care Center ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Tertiary Care Center ◽

Common Organism ◽

Overall Mortality

Twelve nosocomial outbreaks over 14 years at a tertiary-care center in Mexico are described. Overall mortality was 25.8%, one half due to pneumonia. The most common organism was Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Incidence was three outbreaks per 10,000 discharges; outbreak-related infections comprised 1.56% of all nosocomial infections. Incidence in the intensive care unit was 10-fold higher.

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Skin and soft tissue infections in the intensive care unit: a retrospective study in a tertiary care center

Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva ◽

10.5935/0103-507x.20170019 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 29 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Luís Filipe Malheiro ◽

Rita Magano ◽

Alcina Ferreira ◽

António Sarmento ◽

Lurdes Santos

Keyword(s):

Intensive Care Unit ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Retrospective Study ◽

Soft Tissue ◽

Care Center ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Soft Tissue Infections ◽

Tertiary Care Center

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Study of nosocomial infections among the patients admitted in the intensive care units of a tertiary care center of North Eastern India

Journal of Patient Safety & Infection Control ◽

10.1016/j.jpsic.2015.10.176 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 107-108 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

V. Dutta ◽

I. Bora ◽

A. Phukan ◽

A. Khyriem

Keyword(s):

Intensive Care ◽

Intensive Care Units ◽

Nosocomial Infections ◽

Care Center ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Tertiary Care Center ◽

Eastern India ◽

North Eastern ◽

North Eastern India

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Comparison of Haloperidol Versus Aripiprazole for Delirium Management in a Medical Intensive Care Unit at a Tertiary Care Center

10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2019.199.1_meetingabstracts.a4103 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

B.E. DiSilvio ◽

S. Baltaji ◽

L. Finoli ◽

A.S. Shah ◽

K. Malik

Keyword(s):

Intensive Care Unit ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Medical Intensive Care Unit ◽

Care Center ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Tertiary Care Center ◽

Delirium Management ◽

Medical Intensive Care

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Cost of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Outcome in a Tertiary Care Center in Lebanon: One-Year Experience

Pediatric Research ◽

10.1203/00006450-199904020-01546 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 45 (4, Part 2 of 2) ◽

pp. 260A-260A

Author(s):

Khalid A Yunis ◽

Mustafa Khogali ◽

Choghik Boulghourjian ◽

Leila Nasr

Keyword(s):

Intensive Care Unit ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽

Neonatal Intensive Care ◽

Care Center ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Tertiary Care Center ◽

One Year

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Quality Improvement in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU): Baseline Readmission Characteristics From a Mixed Surgical ICU at a Tertiary Care Center

CHEST Journal ◽

10.1378/chest.1704785 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 144 (4) ◽

pp. 405A

Author(s):

Kelly Cawcutt ◽

John O'Horo ◽

Ronaldo Sevilla Berrios ◽

Nathan Smischney

Keyword(s):

Intensive Care Unit ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Quality Improvement ◽

Care Center ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Tertiary Care Center ◽

Surgical Icu

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Neuroinfectious diseases at a European neurological tertiary care center: one-third of patients require treatment in the neurological intensive care unit

European Journal of Neurology ◽

10.1111/ene.12379 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 21 (12) ◽

pp. 1500-1503 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

G. Buchholz ◽

S. Ormanns ◽

H.-W. Pfister ◽

U. Koedel ◽

M. Klein

Keyword(s):

Intensive Care Unit ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Care Center ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Tertiary Care Center ◽

European Neurological ◽

Neurological Intensive Care Unit ◽

Neurological Intensive Care

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Spectrum of acute encephalitis syndrome in an intensive care unit: an experience from a tertiary care center from India

Journal of the Neurological Sciences ◽

10.1016/j.jns.2015.08.230 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 357 ◽

pp. e60

Author(s):

J. Kalita ◽

V. Mani ◽

S. Bhoi ◽

U. Misra

Keyword(s):

Intensive Care Unit ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Care Center ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Tertiary Care Center ◽

Acute Encephalitis Syndrome ◽

Acute Encephalitis

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Profile of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia in Children Admitted to Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of a Tertiary Care Center in India

Pediatric Review International Journal of Pediatric Research ◽

10.17511/ijpr.2019.i04.04 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 171-176

Author(s):

Dr. Asha P.T. ◽

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Dr. Rajesh Kulkarni ◽

Dr. Aarti Kinikar ◽

Dr. Uday Rajput ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Intensive Care Unit ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit ◽

Care Center ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Pediatric Intensive Care ◽

Ventilator Associated Pneumonia ◽

Tertiary Care Center

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Effect of intensive education and training of nurses on ventilator-associated pneumonia and central line-associated bloodstream infection incidence in intensive care unit at a tertiary care center in North India

Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine ◽

10.4103/ijccm.ijccm_259_17 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 21 (11) ◽

pp. 779-782 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Vikas Saini ◽

Komal Gandhi ◽

Kulbeer Kaur ◽

Lakshminarayana N. Yaddanapudi

Keyword(s):

Intensive Care Unit ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Care Center ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Central Line ◽

North India ◽

Ventilator Associated Pneumonia ◽

Tertiary Care Center ◽

Intensive Education ◽

And Training

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Nosocomial Pneumonia in Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of a Tertiary Care Center in Mashhad, Northeast of Iran; an Etiologic Survey

Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases ◽

10.5812/archcid.64239 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Golnar Abbasi Farid ◽

Ahmad Bagheri Moghaddam ◽

Amin Bojdy

Keyword(s):

Intensive Care Unit ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Nosocomial Pneumonia ◽

Care Center ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Tertiary Care Center

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